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Chinese Through Poetry by Archie Barnes (Paperback, 2007)

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Product Description : Chinese script grammar and vocabulary are taught from scratch enabling the book to be used as an introduction to Classical Chinese literature It is also suitable as a part of a course in Classical Chinese with or without previous knowledge of Chinese The exercises are structured and progressive so each is restricted to the vocabulary and grammar met so far It will also be of interest to ethnic Chinese wishing to recover their cultural roots

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Drawing on his lifelong experience as a university teacher of oriental languages, Prof Archie Barnes whose other works include the standard translations of many Chinese poets into English, combined his two passions into one book. It is a formal teaching manual, desinged for self-study. But it is et out so that the reader can appreciate the subtelty which the use of caligraphy brings to the poetic form. Those who can already read some Chinese will be able to fully appreciate the way poets employed the extra dimension of meaning that their writing makes possible.